Circular announces Ring 3 Pro and Slim at IFA with contactless payments and haptic alerts

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Circular has announced the Ring 3 Pro and Ring 3 Slim at IFA in Berlin, adding contactless payments and haptic alerts, with no price or release date given. The Pro’s ECG and atrial fibrillation detection is described as FDA cleared, and EU medical device rules require a separate conformity assessment that American clearance does not satisfy.

Circular has announced two new smart rings at IFA in Berlin. The Ring 3 Pro and Ring 3 Slim add contactless payments and haptic alerts, CNET reported.

There is no price and no release date. The company says both will follow in the coming months, along with preorder timing. It has not said whether either ring reaches Europe first.

The Pro carries the medical feature. It has an electrocardiogram and atrial fibrillation detection, which the company describes as cleared by the FDA. The Slim has neither.

That clearance is American, and this is...

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